Welcome to the Health Information Exchange Weekly News Round Up from RosettaHealth. Each week, we will provide you with a summary of all the actionable news that hospitals, HIT vendors, ACOs, and population health providers need to be smart and effective when it comes to health information exchange.

How Different HIE Methods Impact Provider Use of Health Information

Healthcare organizations have several options in how they facilitate data exchange. However, not all health information exchange (HIE) methods increase the availability and provider use of health information, according to a new study.

EHR Integration Boosts Primary Care Clinician PDMP Query Rate

EHR integration of a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) increased primary care clinician adherence to recommended prescribing practices for controlled substances such as opioids, according to a new study.

CDS Hooks Present Opportunity to Boost SMART on FHIR App Utilization

Clinician decision support (CDS) Hooks prompts recommending the use of a SMART on an FHIR app can lead to a significant increase in SMART on FHIR app utilization, according to a new study.

Maryland Implements New eCQM Data Reporting Initiative

Maryland has partnered with its state-designated health information exchange (HIE), called CRISP, and healthcare data management company Medisolv to implement an initiative that would require all hospitals in the state to submit electronic clinical quality measure (eCQM) data on a quarterly basis.

How APIs Streamlined COVID-19 Case Reporting, Enhanced Data Quality

The use of application programming interfaces (APIs) overall enhanced the COVID-19 case reporting process, once integrated APIs improved the data quality of COVID-19 case and death numbers and decreased processing time, according to a recent study.

Interstate Telehealth Visits in Jeopardy as Pandemic Licensure Waivers Expire

Temporary measures during the COVID-19 pandemic have made it easier for patients to seek care from out-of-state clinicians via virtual care visits, and here’s what can happen if these measures expire.

Oracle Completes $28.4B Acquisition of EHR Vendor Cerner

Cloud giant Oracle Corporation has officially finalized its $28.4 billion acquisition of EHR Vendor Cerner.

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